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Sudan vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Sudan has a population of 50.4M (ranked 30/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Sudan's land area is 721,239 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 15th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Sudan ranks 93/197 ($49.9B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Sudan ranks 178/197 ($989), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Sudan Turkmenistan
Population
52963918
7713465
Population rank 29/197 104/197
GDP
$49.9B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 93/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$989
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 178/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$2,127
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$136B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
252%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,691
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 107/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,875
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
721,239 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.9 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.32
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
19.4 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Sudan and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Sudan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Sudan Turkmenistan
1960 $1,126,364,162 -
1961 $1,222,860,429 -
1962 $1,328,259,625 -
1963 $1,351,234,926 -
1964 $1,388,282,600 -
1965 $1,446,869,619 -
1966 $1,484,491,676 -
1967 $1,607,409,539 -
1968 $1,677,771,401 -
1969 $1,847,501,441 -
1970 $2,100,229,759 -
1971 $2,288,340,041 -
1972 $2,483,055,722 -
1973 $3,077,254,460 -
1974 $3,958,931,660 -
1975 $4,823,090,192 -
1976 $6,013,210,816 -
1977 $7,499,005,639 -
1978 $8,128,719,315 -
1979 $8,418,407,787 -
1980 $8,951,800,000 -
1981 $10,753,888,154 -
1982 $8,732,542,274 -
1983 $8,230,153,846 -
1984 $10,447,615,385 -
1985 $8,075,259,600 -
1986 $10,092,200,000 -
1987 $12,093,333,333 $2,331,358,820
1988 $14,372,555,556 $3,010,982,414
1989 $21,408,111,111 $3,006,988,217
1990 $33,641,222,222 $3,189,539,641
1991 $44,171,194,366 $3,208,098,919
1992 $7,031,933,492 $3,200,539,816
1993 $8,881,005,436 $3,179,225,949
1994 $12,793,794,737 $2,561,118,608
1995 $13,830,363,900 $2,482,228,440
1996 $9,018,300,725 $2,378,759,975
1997 $11,681,175,864 $2,450,350,625
1998 $11,250,221,537 $2,605,689,134
1999 $10,682,028,340 $2,450,564,100
2000 $12,257,299,147 $2,904,663,311
2001 $15,716,361,792 $3,534,772,732
2002 $18,137,128,388 $4,462,029,109
2003 $21,355,298,460 $5,977,440,583
2004 $26,646,007,251 $6,838,351,088
2005 $35,182,711,988 $8,103,901,996
2006 $45,263,831,634 $10,276,674,365
2007 $59,440,139,775 $12,664,165,103
2008 $64,833,083,257 $19,271,523,179
2009 $51,621,044,077 $20,214,385,965
2010 $58,962,978,034 $22,583,157,895
2011 $55,018,567,211 $29,233,333,333
2012 $37,632,919,967 $35,164,210,526
2013 $43,024,018,082 $39,197,543,860
2014 $49,516,748,618 $43,524,210,526
2015 $51,726,758,677 $35,799,714,286
2016 $42,630,376,000 $36,169,428,571
2017 $41,283,617,976 $37,926,285,714
2018 $32,333,780,383 $40,765,428,571
2019 $32,338,079,165 $45,232,857,143
2020 $27,034,593,750 $45,818,000,000
2021 $34,229,513,775 $50,007,428,571
2022 $51,666,875,363 $58,972,000,000
2023 $39,898,289,821 $60,628,857,143
2024 $49,909,807,030 $64,239,891,739

Sudan and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Sudan Turkmenistan
1960 $134.7 -
1961 $141.6 -
1962 $148.9 -
1963 $146.6 -
1964 $145.7 -
1965 $146.8 -
1966 $145.6 -
1967 $152.4 -
1968 $153.7 -
1969 $163.5 -
1970 $179.6 -
1971 $189 -
1972 $198.2 -
1973 $235.8 -
1974 $291.5 -
1975 $343 -
1976 $413 -
1977 $497 -
1978 $518 -
1979 $515 -
1980 $525 -
1981 $605 -
1982 $472 -
1983 $431 -
1984 $534 -
1985 $406 -
1986 $497 -
1987 $584 $675
1988 $680 $846
1989 $992 $821
1990 $1,528 $848
1991 $1,966 $832
1992 $307 $811
1993 $379 $788
1994 $532 $622
1995 $561 $592
1996 $357 $558
1997 $453 $565
1998 $425 $591
1999 $394 $546
2000 $441 $634
2001 $551 $756
2002 $621 $936
2003 $714 $1,229
2004 $872 $1,379
2005 $1,125 $1,604
2006 $1,415 $1,997
2007 $1,814 $2,415
2008 $1,928 $3,606
2009 $1,493 $3,708
2010 $1,665 $4,059
2011 $1,522 $5,144
2012 $1,019 $6,054
2013 $1,139 $6,600
2014 $1,275 $7,164
2015 $1,292 $5,759
2016 $1,033 $5,687
2017 $967 $5,828
2018 $731 $6,125
2019 $710 $6,648
2020 $578 $6,593
2021 $712 $7,051
2022 $1,046 $8,156
2023 $797 $8,233
2024 $989 $8,572

Sudan vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Sudan Turkmenistan
1950 45.8 48.1
1951 46.2 48.6
1952 46.5 49
1953 46.9 49.4
1954 47.3 49.8
1955 47.7 50.2
1956 48.1 50.6
1957 48.5 51
1958 48.9 51.4
1959 49.2 51.8
1960 49.6 52.1
1961 50 52.5
1962 50.4 52.9
1963 50.8 53.2
1964 50.9 53.6
1965 51 54
1966 51.3 54.4
1967 51.5 54.8
1968 51.8 55.3
1969 52 55.7
1970 52.3 56
1971 52.5 56.3
1972 52.8 56.6
1973 53 56.8
1974 53.2 57
1975 53.3 57.2
1976 53.3 57.4
1977 53.5 57.7
1978 53.3 58.3
1979 53.4 59.1
1980 54.1 60.2
1981 54.4 61
1982 54.4 61.6
1983 49.6 62
1984 49.8 62.4
1985 50 62.8
1986 54.6 63.2
1987 54.7 63.5
1988 55 63.7
1989 54.9 63.8
1990 55.5 63.9
1991 55.6 63.8
1992 56 63.8
1993 56.1 63.6
1994 57 63.5
1995 57.4 63.5
1996 57.6 63.5
1997 58.1 63.7
1998 58.3 64
1999 58.6 64.5
2000 58.9 64.9
2001 59.3 65.3
2002 59.3 65.6
2003 58.3 65.9
2004 56.8 66.1
2005 57.2 66.3
2006 60.4 66.6
2007 61.4 67
2008 61.3 67.6
2009 62.7 68.2
2010 63 68.6
2011 63.2 68.9
2012 63.4 69
2013 63.4 69
2014 64 69
2015 64.4 69.1
2016 64.7 69.1
2017 65.1 69.2
2018 65.5 69.3
2019 65.8 69.4
2020 65.1 68.8
2021 64.5 69.4
2022 65.7 69.9
2023 66.3 70.1
2024 66.5 70.2
2025 66.7 70.3

Sudan and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Sudan Turkmenistan
1960 8,364,489 1,643,457
1961 8,634,941 1,695,400
1962 8,919,028 1,749,214
1963 9,218,077 1,804,272
1964 9,531,109 1,859,997
1965 9,858,030 1,915,916
1966 10,197,578 1,971,737
1967 10,550,597 2,027,403
1968 10,917,999 2,083,069
1969 11,298,936 2,139,024
1970 11,695,771 2,195,616
1971 12,105,539 2,253,119
1972 12,527,856 2,311,430
1973 13,049,315 2,370,919
1974 13,580,723 2,432,028
1975 14,064,798 2,494,570
1976 14,569,716 2,558,521
1977 15,086,614 2,623,948
1978 15,695,003 2,691,088
1979 16,355,352 2,760,358
1980 17,058,905 2,832,203
1981 17,780,572 2,907,187
1982 18,486,645 2,985,557
1983 19,109,770 3,067,534
1984 19,546,528 3,154,079
1985 19,905,872 3,247,534
1986 20,288,238 3,347,809
1987 20,704,904 3,452,731
1988 21,138,431 3,559,363
1989 21,578,022 3,662,459
1990 22,021,481 3,760,562
1991 22,470,676 3,855,894
1992 22,927,355 3,944,689
1993 23,445,592 4,032,407
1994 24,043,948 4,116,662
1995 24,672,143 4,191,203
1996 25,231,528 4,263,819
1997 25,799,821 4,336,730
1998 26,458,999 4,410,507
1999 27,130,613 4,492,170
2000 27,816,745 4,582,677
2001 28,516,770 4,675,409
2002 29,228,727 4,769,465
2003 29,896,035 4,863,865
2004 30,556,637 4,958,093
2005 31,262,444 5,052,257
2006 31,992,435 5,147,105
2007 32,764,135 5,244,046
2008 33,623,980 5,345,029
2009 34,569,113 5,451,592
2010 35,414,399 5,564,356
2011 36,140,806 5,683,417
2012 36,923,178 5,808,546
2013 37,785,849 5,939,341
2014 38,823,318 6,075,283
2015 40,024,431 6,215,770
2016 41,259,892 6,360,041
2017 42,714,306 6,507,061
2018 44,230,596 6,655,524
2019 45,548,175 6,803,944
2020 46,789,231 6,949,912
2021 48,066,924 7,092,043
2022 49,383,346 7,230,193
2023 50,042,791 7,364,438
2024 50,448,963 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Sudan and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Sudan Turkmenistan
1960 6.66 6.59
1961 6.66 6.69
1962 6.7 6.76
1963 6.76 6.79
1964 6.8 6.79
1965 6.84 6.76
1966 6.88 6.7
1967 6.91 6.64
1968 6.95 6.56
1969 6.97 6.48
1970 6.99 6.4
1971 7.02 6.32
1972 6.98 6.2
1973 6.94 6.15
1974 6.91 6.09
1975 6.87 6
1976 6.82 5.9
1977 6.78 5.77
1978 6.72 5.61
1979 6.65 5.46
1980 6.59 5.3
1981 6.53 5.16
1982 6.47 5.04
1983 6.41 4.97
1984 6.34 4.96
1985 6.28 4.97
1986 6.23 4.94
1987 6.18 4.84
1988 6.13 4.68
1989 6.11 4.46
1990 6.07 4.29
1991 6.05 4.14
1992 6.02 3.96
1993 5.97 3.78
1994 5.91 3.62
1995 5.86 3.49
1996 5.79 3.29
1997 5.72 3.18
1998 5.65 3.08
1999 5.62 2.98
2000 5.6 2.9
2001 5.56 2.81
2002 5.53 2.71
2003 5.49 2.67
2004 5.46 2.67
2005 5.4 2.71
2006 5.33 2.72
2007 5.27 2.73
2008 5.21 2.75
2009 5.17 2.79
2010 5.14 2.85
2011 5.09 2.9
2012 5.03 2.96
2013 4.97 3.01
2014 4.91 3.02
2015 4.9 3.03
2016 4.83 2.99
2017 4.76 2.93
2018 4.68 2.88
2019 4.62 2.83
2020 4.54 2.79
2021 4.46 2.75
2022 4.38 2.73
2023 4.32 2.69

Sudan and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Sudan

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Sudan Turkmenistan
1960 16.7 21.3
1961 16.7 20.9
1962 16.7 20.4
1963 16.6 19.7
1964 16.5 19
1965 16.5 18.4
1966 16.4 18
1967 16.4 17.7
1968 16.3 17.5
1969 16.3 17.4
1970 16.2 17.4
1971 16.2 17.4
1972 16.1 17.5
1973 16 17.6
1974 15.9 17.7
1975 16 17.9
1976 16 18
1977 16.1 18.2
1978 16.2 18.3
1979 16.4 18.5
1980 16.5 18.7
1981 16.6 18.8
1982 16.7 19
1983 16.7 19.1
1984 16.8 19.2
1985 16.8 19.3
1986 16.8 19.3
1987 16.9 19.3
1988 16.9 19.3
1989 16.8 19.3
1990 16.8 19.3
1991 16.8 19.4
1992 16.8 19.4
1993 16.8 19.5
1994 16.8 19.6
1995 16.8 19.7
1996 16.8 19.9
1997 16.8 20.1
1998 16.8 20.3
1999 16.9 20.6
2000 16.9 20.9
2001 17 21.2
2002 17 21.5
2003 17.1 21.8
2004 17.1 22.1
2005 17.1 22.4
2006 17.2 22.8
2007 17.3 23.1
2008 17.3 23.4
2009 17.4 23.7
2010 17.5 24
2011 17.4 24.3
2012 17.5 24.5
2013 17.5 24.8
2014 17.7 25
2015 17.9 25.3
2016 18.1 25.5
2017 18.3 25.7
2018 18.6 25.9
2019 18.7 26.2
2020 18.9 26.4
2021 19 26.7
2022 19.2 26.9
2023 19.3 27.2
2024 19.4 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Sudan Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$36.2B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
6.17%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.02%
2009
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.92%
2021
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
144,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.68%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.53%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
54.9%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
23%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
35.3
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.8%
2014
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
3.2%
2014
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$178M
2017
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$900M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
836,000
2018
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
20.9%
2018
n/a
Banked people share
15.3%
2014
40.6%
2017

Energy

Sudan Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
412 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.15
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.3 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.43 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
30.2%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
61%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.99%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
18.9%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
278.8 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
58%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
71.4%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
66%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Sudan Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.62%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-544,257
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
36.8%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.26 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
27.8
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
15
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
43
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
5.1
2008
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
26.8
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
60.7%
2018
99.9%
2022
English speaking
93.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
26.4%
2020
21.3%
2017

Health

Sudan Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$31.6
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$16.2
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
17.7%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.26
2017
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
256
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50.1
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
17.5%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
33
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.01 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Sudan Turkmenistan
% of world land
1.25%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
14,296 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
435,002 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
68,892 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
19,263 mi
2019
n/a

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